Can Burg Hohenlupfen still be visited?

Only traces of a ditch and earthworks remain, visible in the ground shape atop the Lupfen summit.

What can be seen there today?

A lookout tower stands roughly where the square keep once stood, offering views over the Baaralb.

Who built Burg Hohenlupfen?

It was the ancestral seat of the counts of Lupfen, a powerful Swabian noble family first mentioned in 1065.

Why did the castle disappear?

It was destroyed in 1377 by troops from Rottweil and razed for good in 1416 during the Lupfen feud.

Burg Hohenlupfen

Hohenlupfen Castle

Talheim

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Talheim

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Burg Hohenlupfen stands in Talheim (Landkreis Tuttlingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Hohenlupfen no longer exists as a standing fortress: only remnants of a ditch and earthworks remain, atop the Lupfen, the highest peak of the Baaralb range. A lookout tower now stands roughly where the square keep once rose. The site draws visitors chiefly for its view and for its connection to the powerful counts of Lupfen, a noble Swabian family whose ancestral seat this once was. Of the original fortification, only the ground plan can still be traced in the shape of the land.

What to know

This is not a standing castle open for a classic visit, only ruin traces such as a ditch and earthworks remain.
Reaching the site requires walking up to the summit of the Lupfen, where a lookout tower now occupies the former keep's position.
The location is at Talheim, in the Landkreis Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg.
No opening hours, fees or visitor facilities apply, as this is an open-air site freely accessible.

Where this château is

Talheim · Landkreis Tuttlingen · Baden-Württemberg

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Talheim, Landkreis Tuttlingen

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Can Burg Hohenlupfen still be visited?: Only traces of a ditch and earthworks remain, visible in the ground shape atop the Lupfen summit.
What can be seen there today?: A lookout tower stands roughly where the square keep once stood, offering views over the Baaralb.
Who built Burg Hohenlupfen?: It was the ancestral seat of the counts of Lupfen, a powerful Swabian noble family first mentioned in 1065.
Why did the castle disappear?: It was destroyed in 1377 by troops from Rottweil and razed for good in 1416 during the Lupfen feud.